Five months ago, I was invited to go on an archaeology dig in Athens, by the Archaeological Institute of America. I found a shard, of what was most likely a clay bowl. The pottery shard had a picture engraved on it. We went on this trip, because one month previously, there had been an earthquake in Athens. Our team hoped that the earthquake had brought lost Greek artifacts, such as ceramics, closer to the surface. One day, as I combed over where the ancient villages used to stand, I discovered what I believe to solve the mystery of the Athena Parthenos. The Athena Parthenos was a forty foot high statue built by the Greek architect Phidias, in 438 B.C. The statue was dedicated to the Greek goddess, Athena, and placed in the Parthenon. The …show more content…
We were all very excited and immediately sent the pottery shard to the nearby American School of Classical Studies, in Athens. The Archaeology Department cleaned, and compared the pottery shard to other Greek pottery. They decided the pottery shard was authentic and gave me a certificate of authenticity. Then we sent the pottery shard to the University of Manchester, where they discovered a way to date clay a few years ago. It is called rehydroxlation dating. Rehydroxlation dating is a system of dating clay, using the knowledge that clay collects water over time. The University of Manchester extracted from our pottery shard, that it was made in 420 A.D. After this, our team returned to America, to further examine the pottery shard. We have spent the last four months studying it. The shard faintly depicts soldiers fighting, while another soldier carried a huge statue. Our team studied Greek history from 400 A.D to 430 A.D, and Greek mythology. No Greek myths seem to fit the picture of the shard, so we must assume it was a significant event, carved into the pottery. When studying Greek history, we discovered that the Athena Parthenos disappeared in the time period, in which the pottery shard was made. One theory is that the Romans stole the Athena Parthenos. This pottery shard could prove that to be
Recall the ancient Greeks and the sculptor Phidias, who created the row of sculptures that sit above the columns of the Parthenon. The Parthenon, built in 447 to 438 BC, is in Athens, Greece. The Greeks used the Golden Ratio, which they called the Golden Section, as the basis for the design of the Parthenon as it created a balance in the design.
The Parthenon was an amazing and important temple. Dedicated to Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, it was a very important temple to the Greeks. Greeks worshiped all of their gods by building temples for them and giving sacrifices. Most of the sacrifices were sacred tiles designed especially for the gods, not many were human.
Throughout time works of art have developed and represented many of the great minds and leaders of life. Such artworks leave behind symbols of power and excellence as they capture the importance and qualities of said person and/or group of people. The piece I have chosen to focus on is known as The Marble Sarcophagus With the Triumph of Dionysus and the Seasons. This marble piece arises from the late Imperial Galliano period within the Roman culture; this piece was created during ca. A. D. 260-70 and is classified as a stone sculpture.
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The people of Greece believed in mythology and believed they were blessed by the deity which inspired the artists’ creation of the spectacular sculptures including Athena Parthenos, the goddess of wisdom. Wisdom during this period was highly regarded. Most of the sculptures in Athens were made of different types of bronze. (See Figure 1.)
Cultures are often opaque due to its dense and rich nature as the collective foundation of a civilization. Due to the complexity of cultures, not every angle of ideologies of the society can possibly be clearly condensed into words, therefore visual representations are often times used to reflect the major sociocultural motifs. In Ancient Athens, the Parthenon was an architectural phenomenon built around mid 5th century that represented the integrity and cultural values of being an Athenian. Prior to the existence of the Parthenon, the Persians raided the acropolis and Pre-Parthenon in 480 BC, causing Athenians to pledge to defeat the Persians before rebuilding the fallen temple. The elevated acropolis continuously showcased the ruins of the
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SHA, and other archaeological societies, institutions, scholars and archaeologists find it hard to conduct or even to get involved in such shows that are produced for the entertaining of fans and also for gaining revenue. The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is working on clearing-house project that will help in building public awareness about archaeology and the way it is practiced, therefore the project is seeking input from professionals and the interested public, in order to share and contribute information and
The Parthenon is an amazing Greek temple that was built 2,500 years ago. Even the architects of today have numerous questions about how it was constructed and how it has held up through its eventful past. The Parthenon's detailed appearance is not its only meaningful quality. The Parthenon was constructed as a temple to the goddess, Athena, and as an icon of the Greek people themselves. The Parthenon represents the Greek ideals of humanism, idealism, and rationalism.
The Parthenon was built during the Golden age in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is made of mainly columns; there is a 9:4 ratio. It was almost destroyed in war; the ruins that remained were dedicated to Athena. The purpose of the Parthenon was to house the statue of Athena, made of ivory and gold, and also Athena’s treasure. The ratios and the equations used to make the Parthenon were used as a sign of the harmony in the natural world around us. The mathematical harmony in the world shows how we can work with the world rather than destroy to make it what we want. The Parthenon also has no straight lines. The columns of the Parthenon are angled going up getting smaller the higher they get. This was done so that you could get the best lighting
The architect of the statue was a man by the name of Phidias. Phidias had previously built the statue of Athena in Athens, which was over fourty feet tall. He also did much of the sculpture work on the exterior of the Temple
The main purpose of the museum is to promote and recognize the works of art over an expanded time, bringing together any societal changes. The Classical world, with notable features that span across centuries and geography, is dated back to prehistoric sculpture, as early as 3000BC from Cyprus, Greece and Italy, to Marble sculpture from the Roman empire as late as 5th century AD. The exhibition includes a particular fine assortment of painted pottery. Produced mainly in Greece and South Italy during the sixth, fifth and fourth centuries BC, these black figure and red-figure vases comprise of the noteworthy segment of the museum’s permanent collection of classical
An integral component to the history of the country, the temple represents a cultural apex of the classical era of Ancient Greece—a distinct period of artistic proliferation within one of the most enduringly influential civilizations in history. The cultural quintessence of the Parthenon and its art means that a great deal of knowledge may be derived from their study. Acknowledging these assertions, it is plainly evident that studying the Parthenon is essential for a thorough study of Ancient Greece; and—as is true with most art, architecture, and other visually significant topics—a personal, face-to-face encounter with the artwork of the Parthenon can provide a physically contextual grasp of the sheer magnitude of detail involved in the sculptures’ manufacture. The opportunity for individuals to view any of the Parthenon’s statues is one that should be expanded and maximized. The primary contributor to such global accessibility, as it currently exists, is the presence of Parthenon pieces in several prestigious museums around the world; the British Museum, with its Elgin Marbles (or simply “Parthenon Marbles”), stands out especially.
Both possess the artistic style, cultured inside, each history. I analyze each particular points and their similar and different marks. At first, I explain about the Parthenon, an ancient temple, in Athens, Greece, built by Iktinos, Kallikrates. Ancient Athenian culture was splendid, wealthy, therefore they appeal their strength with their construction. Silverman(n.d.) study found the following: "The Parthenon is a Doric peripteral temple, which means that it consists of a rectangular floor plan with a series of low steps on every side, and a colonnade (8 x 17) of Doric columns extending around the periphery of the entire structure".
The Parthenon is a temple that technically wasn’t even supposed to be built. At the approximate coordinates where the Parthenon was later built, the Greeks were building another building. But in 480 BCE, that building was burnt down by the Persians when they invaded Greece. So, thirty-three years later, in 447 BCE, construction on the Parthenon had begun (ancientgreece.org, 2017). The temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, which is also who the city of Athens is named after.